Post by Chris_Wendt on Jun 6, 2014 5:59:17 GMT -5
Newsday reported that the principal of Hempstead High wrote to regional and state officials stating that he could not certify the grades of Hempstead High School students, because he was taken out of the loop by the Superintendent. He said more than 2,000 "missing" grades have been plugged into student records by an unknown process. "...Stroughn said, he could not verify the accuracy of more than 2,000 quarterly grades added to students' report cards this school year in an effort to fill in missing records, or the accuracy of transcripts of more than 300 students who are set to graduate June 29." June 30 will be the principal's last day working for the Hempstead School District.
Audit found grades altered
(An earlier) audit found that Hempstead officials routinely and improperly boosted students' grades from failing to passing during the 2012-13 school year, before Stroughn took over at the high school. Auditors reported that district employees changed 2,225 quarterly and final grades for 1,294 students that year, and that the district could provide reasons for only 8 percent of the changes. When combined with the 2,200 "missing" grades reported today, that makes 4,425 potentially bogus grades issued or fabricated in Hempstead.
Very sad.
Chris Wendt
Audit found grades altered
(An earlier) audit found that Hempstead officials routinely and improperly boosted students' grades from failing to passing during the 2012-13 school year, before Stroughn took over at the high school. Auditors reported that district employees changed 2,225 quarterly and final grades for 1,294 students that year, and that the district could provide reasons for only 8 percent of the changes. When combined with the 2,200 "missing" grades reported today, that makes 4,425 potentially bogus grades issued or fabricated in Hempstead.
Very sad.
Chris Wendt